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housing. For more information about Travis parks, call Outdoor Recreation at (707) 424-5240.Duck PondThe park is located on Burgan Boulevard just inside the north gate, offers scenic views,childhood recreation and fitness opportunities. The park consists of 14 acres with aduck pond, a fitness track, playground equipment and picnic and barbecue facilities.Fishing is allowed in the pond, which is stocked once a year for the annual FishingDerby.Travis Skate ParkWith the recent construction of the $300,000 Travis Skate Park, serious skateboardersand in-line skaters now have a place to call their own. The park, located on Twin PeaksDrive across from Travisville Park, offers a place for skaters to be "extreme" in a safeand controlled environment. Use of proper safety equipment and adherence to postedrules are mandatory.The park offers many specialized features for skateboarders. There are 14 pieces ofpurpose-built equipment, including a six-foot high half-pipe, two quarter-pipes, grindrails and bank wall. The park features a "black glass" asphalt surface, benches andlighting.Travisville ParkThe park is located on Twin Peaks Drive between the Youth Center basketball courtand the Twin Peaks Chapel parking lot. It has a variety of playground equipment, playstations and picnic areas. With the funds awarded from the 2011 Commander-in-ChiefInstallation Excellence Award, the park will be adding barbecue pits, a pavilion,restrooms and a beach volleyball area.RETAIL AUTO ACCESSORIESThe Auto Skills Center retail shop (located in the Arts & Crafts building) offers discountprices on oil, wiper, vacuum, and fuel hoses, standard as well as metric hardware, andfuses for most autos. Save money and get the parts you need; there is no need to bringa friend or going off base to get your parts. The Auto Skills Center has a direct link withoff-base vendors to obtain whatever parts you need and can have them to you within 20to 40 minutes. If the vendor does not carry, or if you need a hard to find part, the vendorwill locate the part and have it for you normally the next business day. Our vendors alsooffer a machine shop for those items that need to be machined to spec, just anothercost savings for the do-it-yourselfer. In addition, the Auto Skills Center accepts usedtires and batteries for recycling. The fee for disposal of tires is $2.50 and a battery is$2.50. By turning in your tires and batteries at the Auto Skills Center we keep frompolluting the environment.